Orange County Education Foundation Awards 2025-26 Teacher Innovation Grants
Every year, the OCEF awards grants directly to our Orange County Teachers for innovative and creative subject area projects. This year, fifteen teachers were awarded grants.
2025 Celebration of Education
The Orange County Education Foundation held the 2025 Celebration of Learning event on October 5, 2025 at the Pavilion at Lakeland Farms in Orange, Virginia. This year, the foundation honored long time Orange County educator, Jesse Magruder, with our Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, the foundation also recognized Dr. Janet Gullickson, the President of Germanna Community College, as a Friend of Education. Congratulations to these amazing educators who have inspired thousands of students to pursue excellence and achieve their dreams!
Orange County Education Foundation Awards Annual Scholarships and Grants
On May 14,2025, during Awards Night at the Orange County High School, the OCEF awarded $109,500 in Scholarships and Grants to 24 deserving OCHS graduates. Several OCEF board members were there to present these special awards to our students from the 13 scholarship and grant accounts managed by the OCEF and invested with the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. We invite you to take a look at the amounts and winners of these awards listed and if you would like to donate to any of these accounts, please consult our Donate Section. We’d love to have you join us as we help our students.
List of 2025 Scholarship Winners
Orange County Education Foundation Awards Ongoing CTE Grants
The Orange County Education Foundation is pleased to announce 2 new $10,000 tech grants being made to Locust Grove Middle and Prospect Heights Middle Schools! The individual $10,000 grants are made directly to each school and CTE and tech teachers at each school are invited to submit project proposals aimed at providing our students with new, innovative and creative CTE projects. These grants are in addition to over $50,000 in direct grants awarded previously to our OC schools for similar CTE projects in addition to the OCEF’s Scholarship and Teacher Innovation Grant programs.
Orange County Education Foundation Enters New Partnership with Burger King
Come join us! Starting Tuesday July 15th, and every third Tuesday evening thereafter, the Town of Orange Burger King will conduct a fund raiser for the OCEF from 5:00 to 8:00 pm! Both Burger King and the OCEF are excited about their new partnership and the positive effect it will have by providing financial assistance to our students, our OC teachers and our OC schools! We both look forward to an ongoing, productive and mutually beneficial partnership and invite all our friends, colleagues and supporters to be with us!
Who We Are
The Vision of the Orange County Education Foundation is to support scholarship and advancement for the teachers and students of the schools in Orange County, Virginia.
Our Mission is to build a community partnership among schools, families, and businesses to provide resources, inspire innovation, and enhance opportunities for teachers and students of the schools of Orange County, Virginia.
The Foundation maintains a teacher innovation grant program and a scholarship program in order to provide resources, inspire innovation, and enhance opportunities for teachers and students. Orange County Education Foundation Board Members
About Orange Education Foundation
History of Foundation, Board of Directors, Annual Reports
Scholarships
The Orange County Education Foundation maintains a student scholarship program in order to provide resources, inspire innovation and enhance opportunities for graduates of Orange County High School.
Teacher Innovation Grant Program
The Orange County Education Foundation maintains a teacher innovation grant program in order to provide resources, inspire innovation, and enhance opportunities for teachers of the schools in Orange County.
Celebration of Education
Each year the Foundation holds a “Celebration of Learning” event honoring an educator who has made a significant education impact on the students and community members of Orange County.
Orange County Education Foundation
PO Box 131 | Orange VA 22960
ocedfoundationva@gmail.com
The Orange County Education Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, age, religion, national origin or disability in its employment practices or educational program and activities.